Review of A Prayer for the Dying (1987) by Jeremy W — 24 Dec 2009
What the hell made anyone want to watch this one I saw a good rating and thought why not. Boy was I wrong.
Mickey Rourke plays an IRA bomber who accidentally blows up a school bus full of kids instead of the intended targets an army troop truck. When pushed to the brink he must do all that is necessary to get his freedom back.
What was the director thinking when he thought this film was going to work. Did he oversleep the day his god gave out common sense? He had a non-blind person play one who also played the piano with shots showing she wasn't even close. Throughout the movie she looks directly into peoples eyes then later she's lighting candles. Why she's BLIND... Best of all Mickey R. sounds like a leprechaun from Lucky charmsville.
Some of the acting was OK, but either the story was a pile crap or the director couldn't see the big scope.
Anyway, it was a complete waste of time. By the end I wanted to smash my face onto the table next to me so it would all be over. Don't watch this unless you like movies that are more wrong than right.
This review of A Prayer for the Dying (1987) was written by Jeremy W on 24 Dec 2009.
A Prayer for the Dying has generally received mixed reviews.
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